Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  HD38311  ·  LBN 938  ·  LBN 939  ·  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071  ·  PK204-13.1  ·  VdB59  ·  VdB60
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Messier 78: The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula, Sky Story
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Messier 78: The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula

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Messier 78: The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula, Sky Story
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Messier 78: The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula

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I love M 78!  It looks like an explosion in space, complete with fire and smoke, with caverns of light like incandescent eyes.  This is a complex DSO with various structures in a smallish region, and a background of nebulous gasses that partially frame M 78.

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Messier 78: The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula, Sky Story